The (Half) Stars Have Aligned
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Amanda
614 ratings (3.90 avg)
10 reviews

Amanda

Add friend

Block Amanda?

This will prevent Amanda from sending you messages, friend request or from viewing your profile. They will not be notified. Comments on discussion boards from them will be hidden by default.
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Amanda.


Amanda’s favorite books

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Bird Songs by Les Beletsky Life With Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse The World's Religions by Huston Smith Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters Is Sex Necessary? or Why You Feel the Way You Do by James Thurber Good Poems for Hard Times by Garrison Keillor Good Poems by Garrison Keillor Raffles by E.W. Hornung Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
More…

Amanda’s Bookshelves


Stats | More…

Amanda is Currently Reading

Writing Life Stor...
Amanda is currently reading
by Bill Roorbach (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Sep 23, 2026 12:12PM
Our Noble Selves
Amanda is currently reading
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Sep 15, 2026 07:18AM
American Scoundre...
Amanda is currently reading
by Kai Bird (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Sep 03, 2026 03:09AM
See all 27 books that Amanda is reading…

Amanda’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner
Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner by Russ Marion
198 highlights
Alan Bryman argues that leadership is about influence, it’s about change, and it’s about groups. Leaders operate on groups whose members are usually (but not always) cast as subordinates. They influence the group to implement some sort of ...more
See Amanda’s 4 books with notes and highlights…
Loading...

2026 Reading Challenge

Amanda’s Year In Books

year in books
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Go to Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books

Amanda’s Friends (17)

Marylyl...
Marylyle Mccue
5,579 books | 104 friends

Tammy W...
Tammy Willoughby
911 books | 20 friends

Russ Ho...
Russ Holthaus
738 books | 64 friends

Andy Be...
Andy Bethan
85 books | 468 friends

Paige
Paige
195 books | 167 friends

Heather
Heather
334 books | 19 friends

Brian
Brian
0 books | 13 friends

Ana Gibbs
Ana Gibbs
52 books | 63 friends

More friends…

Listopia Votes

Emma by Jane Austen
Dramatic Love Stories
458 books — 728 voters
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
Best Love Stories
5,276 books — 9,888 voters

More…

Favorite Genres

Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, and Women's Fiction


Polls voted on by Amanda

Lists liked by Amanda